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- Create a master instance holding all data
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- Create `n` instances that are configured to connect to the master server
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-- Create a load balancer
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+- Create a load balancer that redirects everything from port 80 to let's say port 8888.
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- Associate all your instances
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-- Connect your domain with the IP of the load balancer
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+- Connect your domain with the IP of the load balancer. It could be a good idea to use an Elastic IP that always stays the same for the domain and associate it with your load balancer. That way you can also easily switch between a load balancer and a single instance setup.
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+Two things are still needed before this setup can be executed:
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+- Make it possible to configure instances that way that they automatically connect to a master upon start
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+- Check what happens if the ELB acts as a transparent proxy not revealing the underlying instance name and address (should be)
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### Access MongoDB database
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